A Sector First: Healthy Homes Hub and Centre for Mental Health Launch Mental Health in All Housing Policies
18th February 2026
Jenny Danson
For too long, housing policy and mental health have been treated as separate conversations.
They aren’t.
One in three people in social housing lives with a long-term mental health condition. Yet many housing related policies still assume a resident who can always read and respond immediately, open the door without hesitation, and navigate complex processes under pressure.
That gap matters.
Every letter we send, every repair process we design, every tenancy decision we make has a mental health impact, whether we intended it or not.
That is why Healthy Homes Hub has partnered with experts from Centre for Mental Health to launch two new member resources designed to help embed mental health into housing policy and operation at every level:
Mental Health in All Housing Policies – One Page Framework
Mental Health in All Housing Policies – Practical Checklist
Together, they make one principle explicit - housing policy requires a mental health policy.
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